Gapcreek

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · TENNESSEE

A historical populated place in Knox County, Tennessee, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Gapcreek
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Tennessee
County: Knox County
USGS Map: Boyds Creek
Coordinates: 35.9339753, -83.7346201
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GNIS Feature ID: 1312278

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Gap Creek

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1312278. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
Text U.S. Postal Service US Postal Guide, various edition dates. Use code US-T133/YYYY.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.